diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py b/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py
index 88c5e9aaba9..63e34da26eb 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from pip._internal.cli.req_command import RequirementCommand, with_cleanup
 from pip._internal.cli.status_codes import ERROR, SUCCESS
 from pip._internal.exceptions import CommandError, InstallationError
-from pip._internal.locations import distutils_scheme
+from pip._internal.locations import distutils_scheme, get_scheme
 from pip._internal.operations.check import check_install_conflicts
 from pip._internal.req import install_given_reqs
 from pip._internal.req.req_tracker import get_requirement_tracker
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     from optparse import Values
     from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Optional
 
+    from pip._internal.locations import Scheme
     from pip._internal.models.format_control import FormatControl
     from pip._internal.req.req_install import InstallRequirement
     from pip._internal.wheel_builder import BinaryAllowedPredicate
@@ -351,12 +352,24 @@ def run(self, options, args):
                 )
             ]
 
+            def get_scheme_for_req(name):
+                # type: (str) -> Scheme
+                return get_scheme(
+                    name,
+                    user=options.use_user_site,
+                    home=target_temp_dir_path,
+                    root=options.root_path,
+                    isolated=options.isolated_mode,
+                    prefix=options.prefix_path,
+                )
+
             _, build_failures = build(
                 reqs_to_build,
                 wheel_cache=wheel_cache,
                 build_options=[],
                 global_options=[],
                 allow_editable=True,
+                get_scheme_for_editable_req=get_scheme_for_req,
             )
 
             # If we're using PEP 517, we cannot do a direct install
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/commands/wheel.py b/src/pip/_internal/commands/wheel.py
index d9c817869cc..2c409cdb1aa 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/commands/wheel.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/commands/wheel.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ def run(self, options, args):
             build_options=options.build_options or [],
             global_options=options.global_options or [],
             allow_editable=False,
+            get_scheme_for_editable_req=None,
         )
         for req in build_successes:
             assert req.link and req.link.is_wheel
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/locations.py b/src/pip/_internal/locations.py
index 0c115531911..05bd6ff590c 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/locations.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/locations.py
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
 from pip._internal.utils.virtualenv import running_under_virtualenv
 
 if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
-    from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+    from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
     from distutils.cmd import Command as DistutilsCommand
 
+    GetSchemePredicate = Callable[[str], Scheme]
+
 
 # Application Directories
 USER_CACHE_DIR = appdirs.user_cache_dir("pip")
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/models/scheme.py b/src/pip/_internal/models/scheme.py
index b9d0ea68a41..915e9a08ac7 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/models/scheme.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/models/scheme.py
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 For a general overview of available schemes and their context, see
 https://docs.python.org/3/install/index.html#alternate-installation.
 """
+from pip._internal.utils.typing import MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING
+
+if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
+    from typing import Dict
 
 
 class Scheme(object):
@@ -26,3 +30,13 @@ def __init__(
         self.headers = headers
         self.scripts = scripts
         self.data = data
+
+    def as_dict(self):
+        # type: () -> Dict[str, str]
+        return dict(
+            platlib=self.platlib,
+            purelib=self.purelib,
+            headers=self.headers,
+            scripts=self.scripts,
+            data=self.data,
+        )
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/operations/build/wheel.py b/src/pip/_internal/operations/build/wheel.py
index 8cca67c44af..4c4a3a573d8 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/operations/build/wheel.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/operations/build/wheel.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
     from typing import List, Optional
+    from pip._internal.locations import Scheme
     from pip._vendor.pep517.wrappers import Pep517HookCaller
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ def build_wheel_pep517(
     build_options,  # type: List[str]
     tempd,  # type: str
     editable,  # type: bool
+    scheme,  # type: Scheme
 ):
     # type: (...) -> Optional[str]
     """Build one InstallRequirement using the PEP 517 build process.
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ def build_wheel_pep517(
                 try:
                     wheel_name = backend.build_wheel_for_editable(
                         tempd,
+                        scheme=scheme.as_dict(),
                         metadata_directory=metadata_directory,
                     )
                 except HookMissing:
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/wheel_builder.py b/src/pip/_internal/wheel_builder.py
index 7c40cfcca40..965a5241eaa 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/wheel_builder.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/wheel_builder.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     )
 
     from pip._internal.cache import WheelCache
+    from pip._internal.locations import GetSchemePredicate, Scheme
     from pip._internal.req.req_install import InstallRequirement
 
     BinaryAllowedPredicate = Callable[[InstallRequirement], bool]
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ def _build_one(
     build_options,  # type: List[str]
     global_options,  # type: List[str]
     editable,  # type: bool
+    scheme,  # type: Scheme
 ):
     # type: (...) -> Optional[str]
     """Build one wheel.
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ def _build_one(
     # Install build deps into temporary directory (PEP 518)
     with req.build_env:
         return _build_one_inside_env(
-            req, output_dir, build_options, global_options, editable
+            req, output_dir, build_options, global_options, editable, scheme
         )
 
 
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ def _build_one_inside_env(
     build_options,  # type: List[str]
     global_options,  # type: List[str]
     editable,  # type: bool
+    scheme,  # type: Scheme
 ):
     # type: (...) -> Optional[str]
     with TempDirectory(kind="wheel") as temp_dir:
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ def _build_one_inside_env(
                 build_options=build_options,
                 tempd=temp_dir.path,
                 editable=editable,
+                scheme=scheme,
             )
         else:
             wheel_path = build_wheel_legacy(
@@ -269,6 +273,7 @@ def build(
     build_options,  # type: List[str]
     global_options,  # type: List[str]
     allow_editable,  # type: bool
+    get_scheme_for_editable_req,  # type: Optional[GetSchemePredicate]
 ):
     # type: (...) -> BuildResult
     """Build wheels.
@@ -276,6 +281,8 @@ def build(
     :return: The list of InstallRequirement that succeeded to build and
         the list of InstallRequirement that failed to build.
     """
+    assert allow_editable == bool(get_scheme_for_editable_req)
+
     if not requirements:
         return [], []
 
@@ -289,11 +296,15 @@ def build(
         build_successes, build_failures = [], []
         for req in requirements:
             cache_dir = _get_cache_dir(req, wheel_cache)
+            scheme = None
+            if get_scheme_for_editable_req:
+                scheme = get_scheme_for_editable_req(req.name)
             wheel_file = _build_one(
                 req, cache_dir,
                 build_options,
                 global_options,
                 allow_editable and req.editable,
+                scheme=scheme,
             )
             if wheel_file:
                 # Update the link for this.
diff --git a/src/pip/_vendor/pep517/_in_process.py b/src/pip/_vendor/pep517/_in_process.py
index 1822f034499..7652133803b 100644
--- a/src/pip/_vendor/pep517/_in_process.py
+++ b/src/pip/_vendor/pep517/_in_process.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def build_wheel(wheel_directory, config_settings, metadata_directory=None):
 
 
 def build_wheel_for_editable(
-    wheel_directory, config_settings, metadata_directory=None
+    wheel_directory, scheme, config_settings, metadata_directory=None
 ):
     """Invoke the optional build_wheel_for_editable hook.
     """
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ def build_wheel_for_editable(
     except AttributeError:
         raise HookMissing()
     else:
-        return hook(wheel_directory, config_settings, metadata_directory)
+        return hook(
+            wheel_directory, scheme, config_settings, metadata_directory
+        )
 
 
 def get_requires_for_build_sdist(config_settings):
diff --git a/src/pip/_vendor/pep517/wrappers.py b/src/pip/_vendor/pep517/wrappers.py
index 315bba19a6d..8fe09425c10 100644
--- a/src/pip/_vendor/pep517/wrappers.py
+++ b/src/pip/_vendor/pep517/wrappers.py
@@ -200,16 +200,20 @@ def build_wheel(
         })
 
     def build_wheel_for_editable(
-            self, wheel_directory, config_settings=None,
+            self, wheel_directory, scheme, config_settings=None,
             metadata_directory=None):
         """Build a wheel for editable install from this project.
 
         Returns the name of the newly created file.
+
+        'scheme' is a dictionary with the following keys:
+        'purelib', 'platlib', 'headers', 'scripts', 'data'.
         """
         if metadata_directory is not None:
             metadata_directory = abspath(metadata_directory)
         return self._call_hook('build_wheel_for_editable', {
             'wheel_directory': abspath(wheel_directory),
+            'scheme': scheme,
             'config_settings': config_settings,
             'metadata_directory': metadata_directory,
         })